PROMIS Social Isolation¶
PROMIS. "Social Isolation" item bank and scoring manual.
Key findings used in wiki¶
- PROMIS treats social isolation as a distinct, negatively-worded construct with standardized T-score interpretation.
- Higher T-scores mean more isolation, not simply lower support.
- The item bank focuses on perceived detachment, being left out, feeling like a stranger, and feeling avoided or unknown by others.
- This is useful in the wiki because it shows that social connection can be measured as a specific negative experience rather than collapsed into a generic wellbeing score.
- In GiveCare's methodology pages, it supports the idea that social strain is a real construct, but still only one part of a broader caregiver picture.